As the 45th anniversary approaches, PBS America are broadcasting a truly gripping documentary about the kidnap of heiress Patty Hearst on 4th February 1974 and her subsequent transformation into a terrorist in a saga of privilege, celebrity, politics, media, revolution and violence. Watch The Radical Story of Patty Hearst tonight at 9pm on PBS America. | freesat

The story of Patty Hearst is one of the most complex and debated cases in American true crime. This video walks through the full arc — from her kidnapping and trial to what happened after prison and how her life unfolded in the years that followed. It’s a case that still raises uncomfortable questions about coercion, responsibility, and how the justice system handles extreme situations. Decades later, people are still divided on what they think really happened — and why this story refuses to fad